Machu Picchu Full Day Tour
Machu Picchu Full Day Tour is the most amazing tour and considered to be one of the new seven wonders in the modern world, take the most incredible train journeys in the world. Boarding at Ollantaytambo you can enjoy fine dining and the beautiful scenery as you make your way to Machu Picchu.
Useful Information:
- Altitude at Machu Picchu – 2400m / 7873ft.
- Train To Machu Picchu – Expedition, Vistadome or Hiram Bingham Train
- Distance from Cusco to Machu Picchu – 112km / 69.6 miles
- Weather – dry from May to October, wet from November to April
- To climb Huayna Picchu or Machu Picchu Mountain you need to book in advance.
What is Included?
- Briefing one day before Machu Picchu Full Day Tour.
- Entrance to Machu Picchu.
- Two train tickets Ollantaytambo/Machu Picchu/Ollantaytambo.
- Two bus tickets Machu Picchu Pueblo/Machu Picchu (round trip).
- Reception service at the train station of Aguas Calientes.
- Active itinerary with unique cultural features.
- Private Transportations.
- Excellent English speaking tour guide.
- All pick-ups (pickup and drop-off at your hotel).
- All local taxes.
What is not included?
- International or domestic flights.
- Entrance to Huayna Picchu Mountain ($70 pp).
- Entrance to Machu Picchu Mountain ($70 pp).
- Meals.
- Excess baggage charges – Train Advice: Luggage Policies and Identity Requirements by Inca Rail & Peru Rail changed its policies regarding luggage: 01 bags or backpacks must not exceed 8 kg/17 pounds.
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages or snacks.
- Phone calls/Radio calls or messages.
- Travel and health insurance
- Tips for Guide and Driver.
Pre-trek briefing:
You will have through briefing with your guide 1 or 2 days before your Machu Picchu Full Day Tour. Your guide will meet you at your hotel and you can take this opportunity to ask questions and make any final preparations.
Day 1 – Cusco – Ollantaytambo – Machu Picchu
In the morning, we pick you up from your hotel and transfer your to a railway station (either at Poroy, which is 30 minutes far away from Cusco or at Ollantaytambo which takes 1 hour and 40 minutes from Cusco), to start our Machu Picchu 1 Day Tour.
There you board a train and travel for about 1 hour 45 minutes experiencing spectacular changeable landscapes passing through lush fields and colourful villages placed on the foothill of the Andes. The highlight of the way are wonderful views of mountains and the marvellous Urubamba River that runs through the Sacred Valley of the Incas. In the end, you reach Aguas Calientes, a town just below Machu Picchu, where our Representative welcomes you at the railway station to accompany you to a bus stop.
There you get on a shuttle bus taking you up to the archaeological complex of Machu Picchu following a zigzag path for about 25 minutes.
Once in Machu Picchu, your Tour Guide introduces you the most important attractions of this antique Incan site such as its main square, the Sun Temple, Intiwatana (Sun Clock), the Royal Rooms, the Temple of the Three Windows and the Royal Incas Cemetery. This guided tour takes about 2 and half an hour and then you are given time off to explore around the complex and to climb Huayna Picchu (or Machu Picchu Mountain) to take some amazing panoramic photos of Machu Picchu.
So please do not forget your camera and enjoy the visit of the “One of the New 7 Wonders of the World” !!
When you have enjoy the site enough, you take a shuttle bus down to Aguas Calientes where you can have lunch (not included in the package) in one of many lovely restaurants offering traditional Andean as well as international cuisine. Afterwards, you can visit the thermal baths of Aguas Calientes or the Museum of the Site (neither entrance of these is included in the package).
In the afternoon, we take a train back to Ollantaytambo (alternatively to Poroy) where our driver expects us in front of the railway station to transfer us to Cusco.
Permits are needed for your chosen start date. The Machu Picchu Full Day Tour prices are based on the number of people in a Shared group. Prices are valid from January 2024 through January 2025. All prices quoted are $USD
- 1 person US$ 379 per person
- 2 people US$ 369 per person
- 3 people US$ 349 per person
- 4 people US$ 329 per person
- 5+ people US$ 319 per person
Discounts:
- 18 to 25 years old: $25 USD Information required on student card: name of university, student name, photo of student, expiration date etc. A copy of the card is required at booking for government approval for discount.
- Under 18 years old: $25 USD Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
- Under 11 years old: $30 USD Please send us a copy of your passport at the time of booking.
Upgrades:
Optional Extras (Need to Book in Advance):
- Machu Picchu Mountain climbing: USD 70.00 (Need to book in advance).
- Huayna Picchu Mountain climbing: USD 70.00 (Need to book in advance).
Train Upgrades:
- Vistadome train (Panoramic Train) -US $60 for trip from Aguas Calientes to Ollantaytambo – One Way (Need to book in advance).
- Hiram Bingham Train (Deluxe Train) -US $485 for trip from Aguas Calientes to Poroy – One Way (Need to book in advance).
We recommend that you bring for Machu Picchu Full Day Tour?
When you’re planning a trip to Machu Picchu Full Day Tour, there are must-haves things that you can’t forget in your backpack, even more, if you are going to do a Machu Picchu tour. For this reason, we prepare the following list to help you.
- Original Passport.
- Travel Insurance.
- Waterproof jacket / rain poncho.
- Warm jacket.
- T-shirts.
- Comfortable Trousers.
- Sun hat.
- Sun cream (factor 35 or higher).
- Insect repellant.
- Personal medication.
- Camera and film.
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